Comments on: Dear Verizon: Let Me Fix That Survey For You

By: Robert G

Robert G — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:54:03 +0000

Well, 8 years of Verizon, and my family and I made the switch…it was somewhat painful due to the transition period (my fault), but now my kids and I have iphones, the wife has a lesser smart phone (Pantech), and so far so good. I just got tired of VZW nickle and diming me to death. I especially like it when they call you up under the guise of saving you $$ by offering added services. EVERYTHING is cyclical so maybe I’ll go back to VZW in another 8 years. :)

By: zippywinds

zippywinds — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:59:35 +0000

I’m a true apple product fan, but i refuse to buy the iphone till it is available on Verizon. As a visiting nurse i can not afford to have poor service, VZ has the best service in the Boston area, And Verizon is consistently number one according to Consumers Report and AT&T is consistently number 3 or 4.
This is only Apple product I am boycotting d/t its contract with AT&T.

By: Doit2it

Doit2it — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:53:44 +0000

Very clearly stated. Those are the main reasons I have believed the iPhone will never come to Verizon. I am a Verizon customer and it is clear to see they want to nickle and dime you for all it’s worth. But if you do a little research, you don’t have to let them. I have NEVER paid for a song or ringtone, yet I have over 600 songs on my LG Dare (SD card and internal) and numerous self created ringtones. I can add and remove images and video at will and I can backup and restore my contacts without their contact manager app. Verizon should market the idea that they are the hackers cell provider. Yes, I hate that not a single phone in their lineup has WiFi and BREW apps SUCK, but ensuring every device they sell serves their network HAS made them the most reliable network. The fact that the iPhone in it’s current incarnation is not on the Verizon network or that AT&T hasn’t improved their network significantly since the iPhone came to them only reminds us that this is not Nirvana.

By: Mysterysoul

Mysterysoul — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:19:35 +0000

VERIZON IS THE WORST COMPANY. If you are thinking about it, DON’T it is the worst. I had ATT, Cingular, Sprint. And so far VERIZON had been my headache after they bought Unicel. I am counting the minutes for my contract to be over.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:48:29 +0000

I can make my own ringtone and put it on my Chocolate too (via bluetooth), so don’t make it sound like you can’t make your own ringtone on any Verizon phone. And FYI, there aren’t any disabled features on my phone.

By: It Must Be Nice to Be Verizon » Shai Perednik.com

It Must Be Nice to Be Verizon » Shai Perednik.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:00:51 +0000

[...] setting aside that the iPhone on Verizon would not likely be the iPhone we recognize, this is [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:28:51 +0000

Wow, people – come to Germany. Our networks are a paradise compared to yours :D

By: Jason Burns

Jason Burns — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:01:04 +0000

Stand up, brush off your knees….I think you have a little something on your chin, might wanna wipe that off…

By: It Must Be Nice to Be Verizon

It Must Be Nice to Be Verizon — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:40:51 +0000

[...] setting aside that the iPhone on Verizon would not likely be the iPhone we recognize, this is [...]

By: ringtoneblog

ringtoneblog — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:19:32 +0000

Thank you for your help!

By: lynnrice24

lynnrice24 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:00:51 +0000

I am behind on my Apple blogs, but, really appreciate you taking a shot @ Verizon – probably my least favorite company in the USA. They are simply horrible. Even a step below Dell (relax, I am required to use their garbage at work).

By: Dkrudop

Dkrudop — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:00:43 +0000

I left Verizon as well…….thus far I really haven’t seen much coverage difference…though admittedly I haven’t been out of town much lately. The iPhone more than makes up for any perceived difference in service. All these wannabe’s just haven’t figured it out yet…..their “”it’s-(almost)-just-as-good-as-an” iPhone toys are simply laughable. Anyone who doesn’t agree simply has not used an iPhone yet. Having used a Razr for numerous years, the iPhone “upgrade” experience is simply amazing.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:03:51 +0000

I agree. I also left Verizon for an iPhone and never looked back. Also, I think there is a conspiracy among verizon customers that AT&T’s service is unreliable and that you’ll get bad reception all of the time. Honestly, my iPhone performs just as well as my Verizon brick did in northern rural Vermont, and with style.

Screw Verizon and their fascist policies!

By: iphone on verizon? « Jared Shingleton

iphone on verizon? « Jared Shingleton — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:03:55 +0000

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By: Tom Reestman

Tom Reestman — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:30:42 +0000

Tim,

I can make a ringtone and put it on my iPhone for nothing:

http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/07/free-custom-iphone-ringtones-using-only-itunes/

There are other free solutions as well (for Mac users GarageBand is easily used).

Heck, even if I choose to buy a ringtone, it’s $1 if I own the song or $2 if I don’t, and in either case it’s a 30-second ringtone of MY choosing (i.e., I pick the part of the song) and I own the song as well as the ringtone.

As for the “locking down” you find humorous, I’m talking about not allowing or disabling features on the phone. Verizon dictates terms. RIM’s flagship model, the Storm, is seriously weakened because it lacks WiFi, do you honestly think no WiFi on their supposed “iPhone killer” was RIM’s idea?

Finally, regarding “locking down” via the exclusive agreement with AT&T, how is that different than the exclusive agreement Verizon has with the Storm, or Spint has with the upcoming Palm Pre? It’s not. That kind of exclusivity is nothing new. That doesn’t mean you have to like it (or even that I do, for that matter), but it’s not the argument being made in my article.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:24:22 +0000

I left Verizon for AT&T, not for the iPhone, but for the Tilt originally. Great Windows mobile device but when the iPhone 3G came out, I got it. I like it… but it’s not the ‘end all device’. I drop more calls on the iPhone, and I KNOW it’s not coverage, because it’s the same areas, all the time, and these were NOT areas that I lost calls with the Tilt… same service… different phone. And then you get the ridiculous, “Call Failed” when a line is busy??? What’s up with that? I’ll keep it until something better comes along. And there will be soon I’m sure. (I wish the Palm Pre was going to be on AT&T. I won’t switch to Sprint that’s for sure).